Scientists piece together DNA repair pathway implicated in breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers
Medical researchers have learned more about an enzyme found to be overly expressed in patients…
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People with obesity burn less energy during day
A study found people who have a healthy weight use more energy during the day, when…
Exposure to air pollution in utero may affect reproductive system development
From invisible wafts of diesel exhaust to sun-choking plumes of orange smoke, air pollution is…
Can gene expression predict if a brain tumor is likely to grow back?
Doctors often prescribe radiation along with surgery to treat a brain tumor called meningioma that…
Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers
A new metal-organic coating protects bacterial cells from damage without impeding their growth or function….
Researchers discover way to boost shelter dog adoptions
Researchers are working to help more shelter dogs experience this kind of love, safety, and…
An old star with ring-like structure: ALMA demonstrates highest resolution yet
ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) has demonstrated the highest resolution yet with observations of an…
Multiple evolutionary trajectories in aquatic crocodiles
In the geological past, several groups of crocodiles evolved towards a morphology adapted to marine…
Surveilling wetlands for infectious bird flu — and finding it
Recently, morning omelets and holiday dinners have gotten more expensive. One likely cause is bird…
This 3D printer can watch itself fabricate objects
Engineers have developed a high-throughput, multimaterial 3D inkjet printer that uses computer vision to rapidly…
Not so silver lining: Microplastics found in clouds could affect the weather
From the depths of the seas to snow on mountains and even the air above…
Previously unknown luminescence revealed in ten deep sea species and an order of sea cucumbers
Researchers present evidence of previously unknown luminosity in 10 deep-sea species, suggesting underestimated diversity. These…
Researcher helps solve 60-year mystery inside heart
Scientists have solve a 60-year-old mystery about one of the body’s most vital organs: the…
Melting ice falling snow: Sea ice declines enhance snowfall over West Antarctica
As the world continues to warm, Antarctica is losing ice at an increasing pace, but…
Downloading NASA’s dark matter data from above the clouds
Data from a NASA mission to map dark matter around galaxy clusters has been saved…
US men die 6 years before women, as life expectancy gap widens
We’ve known for more than a century that women outlive men. But new research shows…
‘Bouncing’ comets could deliver building blocks for life to exoplanets
How did the molecular building blocks for life end up on Earth? One long-standing theory…
Non-native species likely to continue spreading in North America, Australia and Europe
Naturalized species, which are not native but have established themselves in new locations, have the…
Ultrafine particles from traffic disturb human olfactory cell function
Exposure to ultrafine particles from traffic alters the expression of many genes in human olfactory…
Researchers identify unexpected twist while developing new polymer-based semiconductors
Chemists bring fresh insight into the development of semiconductor materials that can do things their…
How teachers would handle student violence against educators
For the first time, teachers in a nationwide study have told researchers what strategies they…
Hormonal contraceptives in teens may alter risk assessment, rat study suggests
Hormonal contraceptives taken by adolescents may influence development of the brain in a way that…
Reducing systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mm Hg reduced cardiovascular event risk
An intensive three-year intervention to lower the top blood pressure number to less than 120…
Earth’s surface water dives deep, transforming core’s outer layer
A new study has revealed that water from the Earth’s surface can penetrate deep into…
Scientists uncover aurora-like radio emission above a sunspot
Astronomers have detailed radio observations of an extraordinary aurora-like display — occurring 40,000 km above…
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Researchers develop gel to deliver cancer drugs for solid tumors
Intratumoral therapy — in which cancer drugs are injected directly into tumors — is a…
‘Cooling glass’ blasts building heat into space
Researchers aiming to combat rising global temperatures have developed a new ‘cooling glass’ that can…
Ammonia for fertilizers without the giant carbon footprint
Green ammonia has the potential to drastically reduce the carbon footprint needed to produce fertilizer…
Some of today’s earthquakes may be aftershocks from quakes in the 1800s
In the 1800s, some of the strongest earthquakes in recorded U.S. history struck North America’s…
Scientists discover key to a potential natural cancer treatment’s potency
Scientists have discovered two enzymes that enable bacteria to target and break up DNA. This…
This wireless, handheld, non-invasive device detects Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s biomarkers
An international team of researchers has developed a handheld, non-invasive device that can detect biomarkers…
Ammonia fuel offers great benefits but demands careful action
Researchers have identified the potential environmental risks of using ammonia as a zero-carbon fuel in…
Appropriate statin prescriptions increase sixfold with automated referrals
The odds of prescribing the appropriate dose of statins — a medicine used to lower…
A ‘fish cartel’ for Africa could benefit the countries, and their seas
Banding together to sell fishing rights could generate economic benefits for African countries, which receive…
New discovery on how green algae count cell divisions illuminates key step needed for the evolution of multicellular life
An international research team has made an unexpected discovery of a biased counting mechanism used…
Antiviral treatment is largely underused in children with influenza, study findings show
Despite national medical guidelines supporting the use of antiviral medications in young children diagnosed with…
How marine bristle worms use a special protein to distinguish between sunlight and moonlight
A research team has presented its findings on the functioning of an atypical cryptochrome protein…
AI programs spat out known data and hardly learned specific chemical interactions when predicting drug potency
Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise. Until now, AI applications generally have ‘black box’…
How climate change could be affecting your brain
A new element of the catastrophic impacts of climate change is emerging — how global…
Cycle of fasting and feeding is crucial for healthy aging
Fasting interventions, which involve alternating periods of fasting and refeeding, are generally thought to improve…
Early-life stress changes more genes in brain than a head injury
A surprising thing happened when researchers began exploring whether early-life stress compounds the effects of…
New medication given every 1-3 months may slash stubborn high cholesterol
While currently available PCSK9 inhibitor medications to lower cholesterol must be administered every few weeks…
Survey finds many Americans are letting their guard down during respiratory illness season
Despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning this year will be potentially dangerous…
Semaglutide reduced cardiovascular events by 20% in certain adults
Semaglutide reduced cardiovascular events by 20% in adults with overweight or obesity and established cardiovascular…
Study finds poor ventilation use during CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
The ventilation technique, also known as rescue breathing, commonly used during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for…
Wildfire, drought cause $11.2 billion in damage to private timberland in three Pacific states, study finds
Wildfires and drought have led to $11.2 billion in damages to privately held timberland in…
New research maps 14 potential evolutionary dead ends for humanity and ways to avoid them
Humankind risks getting stuck in 14 evolutionary dead ends, ranging from global climate tipping points…
New scientific methods for analyzing criminal careers
Researchers have examined 1.2 million criminal incidents and developed an innovative method to identify patterns…
Capture or reuse CO2 as a chemical source for the production of sustainable plastics
Chemists have developed a new polyurethane production technique using CO2 to create new types of…
An intravenous needle that irreversibly softens via body temperature on insertion?
A research team has developed an intravenous (IV) needle that softens upon insertion, minimizing risk…